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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Committee on Educational Survey records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0124
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection consists of the files maintained by Lynwood Bryant, aide to the committee, and contains numerous drafts and revisions of the final report, both typed and handwritten. It also contains correspondence and memoranda that document interactions between the members of the committee on planning, researching, and writing the final report. The final version of the report, titled "Report of the Committee on Educational Survey," focuses on five areas: the development of an educational...
Dates:
1930 - 1950
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Committee on Summer School of Engineering records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: AC-0231
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, photographs, and reports relating to the establishment of the summer surveying camp run by the Department of Civil Engineering of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The camp was located in East Machias, Maine and was known informally as "Camp Technology." In addition to records of the committee planning the establishment of the camp, there is also information on the camp's operations in it's first 20 years.
Dates:
1909 - 1932
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0288
Dates:
1924 - 2003
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, visiting scholars and research fellows personnel records
Collection
Identifier: AC-0161
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection contains personnel files of visiting scholars and research fellows of the Linguistics and Philosophy Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Included are application forms, correspondence, and termination papers.
Dates:
1968 - 1987
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mining and Metallurgy student laboratory reports
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0072
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection contains volumes of laboratory instructions including diagrams, data sheets, and tabulated results of student laboratory experiments conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during the period 1899 to 1926. The instructing staff of the Department of Mining and Metallurgy teaching the classes represented in this collection include Edward E. Bugbee (at MIT 1907-1937) and Rufus C. Reed (at MIT 1907-1944). Eight volumes of reports for their classes include...
Dates:
1899 - 1926
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics records
Collection
Identifier: AC-0068
Abstract
Physics was taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from the time classes were first offered in 1865. William B. Rogers, the founder and first president of MIT, was the first professor of physics. In 1869 Rogers established the "Physical Laboratory," probably the first laboratory for instruction in physics in the United States. In 1872 the lab was renamed the Rogers Laboratory of Physics. Physics became Course VIII in 1873. The collection consists of reports on research written by...
Dates:
1875 - 1901
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Associate Provost and Vice President for Research, records of Kenneth Smith
Collection
Identifier: AC-0149
Dates:
1976 - 1991
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Chancellor, records of Julius A. Stratton as provost, vice president and provost, and chancellor
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0132
Abstract
The collection documents the responsibilities of Julius A. Stratton for academic development and research in the positions of provost, vice president and provost, and chancellor, which he held between 1949 and 1957. The records contain reports and memoranda from the schools, departments, and research laboratories, including Lincoln Laboratory, the Research Laboratory for Electronics, and the Computation Center, and material on Projects Charles, Hartwell, Meteor, Troy, and Whirlwind. There are...
Dates:
1949 - 1957
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the President, records of Karl Taylor Compton and James Rhyne Killian
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0004
Abstract
The collection consists of records created while Karl Taylor Compton (president 1930-1948) and James Rhyne Killian (president 1948-1959) served in the position of president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It contains correspondence, reports, memoranda, and committee materials about the activities of the presidents and their staff, the definition and evolution of policies, and the administration of the Institute. Records document Compton's early efforts to strengthen the...
Dates:
1930 - 1959
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Provost, records of executive officer Joel Orlen
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0057
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection contains administrative files of Exectuive Officer Joel Orlen in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Office of the Provost. Materials include correspondence, reference material, working notes, and reports on various activities of the office, including coordination of space and research planning, administration of special research funds, representing MIT on the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation and in various university research consortia, and...
Dates:
1965 - 1980
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Vice President for Research and Associate Provost, records of David Litster
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0517
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection consists primarily of the administrative records of Vice President of Research and Provost David Litster. Some records created by Vice President Kenneth Smith and Associate Provost for Research Charlene Placido are included. Personnel and patent files are mixed through the collection which needs to be processed before providing access.
Dates:
1981 - 2001
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Vice President for Resource Development records
Collection
Identifier: AC-0130
Dates:
1973 - 2000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Chemical Engineering Practice records
Collection
Identifier: AC-0256
Dates:
1916 - 2004
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, department profiles compiled by James D. Bruce
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0297
Dates:
1963 - 1987
Sloan School of Management, Office of the Dean records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0156
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Sloan School of Management was created at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1965. Its predecessors include: Course XV, Engineering Administration, in the Department of Economics and Statistics (1913 1930); the Department of Business and Engineering Administration (1930 1951); and the School of Industrial Management (1952 1965).
The collection contains records created under department heads Davis R. Dewey (Department of Economics and Statistics, 1913-1930), Erwin...
Dates:
1915 - 1987
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